Walter Hamilton (politician)

Walter Alfred Hamilton (10 March 1863 – 1 September 1955) was an Australian politician. He was a public accountant, auditor and general manager before entering politics.

Hamilton was born near Glenelg, South Australia^[1] and educated at Glenelg Grammar School.^[2] He was a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Sandhurst from 1894 until 1900, when he fell out with Labor and ran for re-election and lost as a supporter of Premier Allan McLean.^[1][3][4] He was re-elected to his old seat as an unaligned candidate in 1902, but was defeated for the new seat of Bendigo West in 1904 after his old seat was abolished.^[5][6]

He was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly in 1917, winning a 1917 by-election for the seat of East Torrens for the Liberal Union.^[7] He was re-elected in 1918 and 1921, but was defeated in 1924.^{[8] [9]} He won a 1925 by-election, was re-elected in 1927, but defeated again in 1930.^[4][10] He was again elected in the Liberal and Country League landslide at the 1933 election, but contested and lost Norwood in 1938 after the abolition of East Torrens.^[11][12]

References

1. "Hamilton, Walter Alfred". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
2. "Out among the People". The Advertiser. 24 December 1936. p. 21. Retrieved 8 December 2014 – via Trove.
3. "THE GENERAL ELECTIONS". The Colac Herald. Vic. 2 November 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
4. "EAST TORRENS MEMBER". The News. Adelaide. 5 December 1925. p. 1 Edition: SPORTING EDITION. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
5. "THE POLITICAL LABOR LEAGUE". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic. 8 June 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
6. "OLD MEMBERS WHO WERE DEFEATED–27". Bendigo Advertiser. Vic. 3 June 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
7. "SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BY ELECTION". The Riverine Grazier. Hay, NSW. 15 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
8. "Mr Walter Hamilton". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
9. "S.A. ELECTIONS. BARWELL GOVERNMENT DEFEATED". The Barrier Miner. Broken Hill, NSW. 7 April 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
10. "LOYAL SUPPORTERS". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 17 April 1930. p. 44. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
11. "S.A. ELECTIONS". The West Australian. Perth. 13 April 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.
12. "VIEWS AND COMMENTS". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 16 June 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 11 May 2015 – via Trove.

 

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Alfred Shrapnell Bailes	Member for Sandhurst 1894–1900	Succeeded by Daniel Barnet Lazarus
Preceded by Daniel Barnet Lazarus	Member for Sandhurst 1902–1904	Succeeded by Electorate abolished
Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by Lionel Hill	Member for East Torrens 1917–1924	Succeeded by Leslie Claude Hunkin Harry Kneebone Frederick Coneybeer
Preceded by Harry Kneebone	Member for East Torrens 1925–1930	Succeeded by Beasley Kearney Arthur McArthur Frank Nieass
Preceded by Beasley Kearney Arthur McArthur Frank Nieass	Member for East Torrens 1933–1938	Succeeded by Electorate abolished